Taught by Cody Cook-Parrott with guest teachers Anna Fusco and Fariha Róisín
<aside> 🦋 WHEN : **THIS CLASS WAS TAUGHT LIVE DEC 3-17 YOU ARE PURCHASING THE RECORDING OF THIS CLASS
”Cody is such a generous teacher and facilitator, and both guest speakers left me feeling inspired and renewed in my devotion to writing. Also, as someone who couldn't make any of the live sessions and watched them all in the form of recordings, I still felt an incredible sense of impact and community. 10/10 would recommend to anyone dabbling in personal essay who could use a boost of permission and inspiration.” - Student Testimonial**
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all sessions include lifetime access
PRICE : $295
<aside> ➡️ → REGISTER HERE ← Or keep reading to learn more
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WHO IT’S FOR : This class is for artists, writers, cultural workers, and all ordinary people who want to start the practice of writing personal essays, cultivate new skills, and weave together the personal, poetic, and political. Due to the nature of this class, you are consenting to being in a room with many other personal stories which may include trauma, grief, death, joy, and other topics that will require you to be resourced in your own energy field.
<aside> ⭐ FOR THE NEWSLETTER WRITER
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<aside> ⭐ FOR THE JOURNALIST
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<aside> ⭐ FOR THE PAINTER
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<aside> ⭐ FOR THE BOOK MAKER
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<aside> ⭐ FOR THE ZINESTER
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<aside> 💐 **MY BELIEF AND HOPE IN THIS COURSE'S IMPACT : The personal essay is a vulnerable and courageous thing to put into the world. Whether it is in a weekly or monthly newsletter, part of a book collection, narrative non-fiction, in a zine, or a flyer you print out and spread around - we need personal stories to fill the world so we may all find the hidden parts of ourselves.
It can be confusing to know when it is time to engage with the public discourse around current events, the news, world atrocities, movement work, mutual aid, and more. It is my hope that this class makes you more comfortable with knowing when to chime in and when to sit out. When is your silence a part of the practice of generosity and when is it time to speak up. There is no right or wrong way to do this, and in this course we will each define our own values, devotions, and decision making tools.**
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This three week course is broken up into small chunks so that we don't get burnt out on learning new skills and inviting in new ways of thinking. Our Two hour classes min classes will each be filled with journaling prompts, list making activities, and unblocking exercises to get you to where you want to be - which is a personal pathway that we each define on our own.
♢ Each week we will check in with ourselves with 10 minutes of free writing to clear the mind and get the junk out of the way
♢ There will be a short lecture from Mar each week, drawing from their favorite writing books and resources for art making
♢ We will take plenty of time in the room to write together, identifying our values and our own individual systems and practices for thinking using different prompts and exercises
♢ We will practice channeling, unedited writing, and then move into the editing and revising process
♢ We will find the courage to hit send on our newsletters, book proposals, and big ideas
♢ In week two and three we will invite in guest lecturers who are going to knock your socks right off!